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Nursing home · West Des Moines, IA

Cedar Ridge Village

8950 Coachlight Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266

RN turnover here is 50%, above the Iowa average of 41.9%.

RN turnover
50%
Iowa average 41.9%
RN time per resident
80 min/day
Iowa average 46 min
Nursing team turnover
59.3%
Iowa average 44.3%
CMS staffing rating
4 of 5
Certified beds 40
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Cedar Ridge Village

Cedar Ridge Village is a 40-bed nursing home in West Des Moines, Iowa. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 50% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 338 Iowa nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 41.9%, so RN turnover here is higher than at 69% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells a different story. Residents here receive about 80 minutes of RN time per day, against 46 minutes across Iowa. That is more RN coverage than 96% of Iowa nursing homes. CMS gives Cedar Ridge Village a staffing rating of 4 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 59.3% here compared with 44.3% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • Higher RN turnover means you may be training alongside newer colleagues. Ask what the facility is doing to keep its nurses.
  • RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • How many RNs left in the last year, and what has changed since?
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.